This puts the witches face to face with the usurper Felmet, whereupon they realize they cannot interfere without undermining the authority of the crown.
When the ghost of the dead king lures Nanny to the castle, the remainder of the coven is forced to rescue her. Meanwhile, the Fool and Magrat, youngest of the witch coven, meet by chance and fall in love. The witches, too, are contacted by various representatives of the kingdom, both man and animal, and asked to intercede against Lord Felmet. The spirit of the kingdom, however, sensing Felmet's disdain for it, rebels against the new king with an earthquake. Lord Felmet's Fool convinces his majesty to consider a war of words, undermining the witches' authority through rumor and implication. The taxmen, however, are no match for the witches' mother-like authority and are unable to complete their task. He orders tax collectors to visit the witches and collect. Lord Felmet, usurper of the throne, is disturbed by reports of tax-exempt witches in his kingdom. Granny, Nanny and Magrat, after defeating the usurper's assassins, entrust the baby to traveling thespians. When the king is assassinated at the beginning of the novel, the coven of three witches unwittingly winds up with the infant heir to the throne. They turn Lord Felmet's lie-filled play around, making the players speak the truth and freeing the kingdom for a new ruler. Three witches, Granny, Nanny, and Magrat, who have secreted away the heir to the throne, must overthrow Lord Felmet by revealing the truth. In Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, wicked Lord Felmet kills the king of Lancre and takes over the throne.
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